Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mimusops

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Mimusops coriacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mimusops
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Mimusops
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Mimusops coriacea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mimusops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mimusops
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mimusops

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.